City National pledges $5 million to aid small L.A. businesses.

LOS ANGELES -- City National Bank of Beverly Hills said it has committed $5 million to provide interim "bridge" financing to small-business owners in Los Angeles while they await disaster relief loans from the Small Business Administration.

The unit of City National Corp., a $4.5 billion-asset holding company, said owners of qualifying small businesses may each receive up to $200,000 in interim financing.